"Although IDC does expect markets like China to accelerate its growth in IT spending in 2014, we also expect this to be an exception to the overall outlook for the coming years. The region still has a few markets that have just started showing their growth potential -- Myanmar in particular and possibly the Philippines going forward -- but the trend is clear: The Asia/Pacific region overall has reached a level of maturity where double-digit growth is dissipating fast. The region remains the most reliable engine for growth however, and multinational companies and Asian companies alike will continue to relentlessly look to Asia for future opportunities," says Claus Mortensen, principal, Emerging Technology Research, IDC Asia/Pacific.